Blog-a-Tonics

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Hi friends… Welcome to the 23rd edition of Blog-a-Ton. Officially, Twenty-four Blog-a-tonics participated in the last Edition, thank you so much :-). Now we are looking forward for a great support from your end to make this edition a memorable one as it is a special edtion (August 15th ~ Independence Day & August 7th ~ Friendship Day). I, Someone is Special (Co-Marshal of BAT) will be hosting this edition. Without much delay I once again welcome you to decide the topic to write!...

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Voting ends at 20:00 hrs (IST) on July 29, 2011. Remember, that means time stamp of your comment can be at most 19:59 and not 20:00.

We had twenty four blog-a-tonics enter this time's Blog-a-Ton. The number has dwindled this time around. But still glad so many participated. All 24 are eligible for voting. Blog-a-tonics please note that the deadline for voting has been pushed forward this time. VOTING ENDS ON FRIDAY, 29.07.2011 at 08:00PM IST.

Click here to check the fellow Blog-a-Tonics who took part in this Blog-a-Ton along with the direct links to their posts.

In this edition, 24 blog-a-tonics participated.

Please follow the following rules while voting.

1. ONLY THOSE BLOG-A-TONICS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR VOTING (i.e., Contesting for votes and voting for others) WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME.

2. You can cast upto 3 votes or cheers as we call them, and of course you can not vote for yourself.
In short, you are allowed to vote for one, two or three entries. All your votes will carry the same weightage.

There is some specific logic behind the above code. So please fill the parameters highlighted in red as mentioned in the code only.

Remove the extra code in case you are voting for less than three entries.

3. While voting for a Blog-a-Tonic, use his/her name as provided by him/her in his/her participation entry and not his/her profile name.

4. Post yourvote in the comments section of this post.

5. All your votes should be posted in a single comment. So, take your time - go through all posts - only then decide your one or two or three favourites.
In case you vote separately, only the first comment will be taken into consideration.

Now coming to the other rules:

Voting ends at 08:00PM (IST) on FRIDAY, July 29, 2011.

I have started moderating the comments and won’t display the voting comments till the end of this process to keep the result secret till its conclusion.

After the voting code mentioned above, you may also add the reason, why you voted for a particular post to help others know what you expect as a reader. Moreover, you may also mention the other posts that you liked though you can vote for just one of them.

The Votes will be discarded without any prior warning in case they are not sufficiently compatible with the rules.

Remember, the time stamp of your comment can be at most 19:59 and not 20:00 on July 29.

Friday, July 22, 2011

As you already know, the topic for Blog-a-Ton 22 has been finalised as:

REVENGE

Please follow theserules while publishing your post and thereafter:

The title of your post should be the topic itself; i.e. Revenge.

Please do not use any alternative title or your post link will be removed.

The post should start with this code. Just copy the following HTML code and paste to your post in Edit HTML mode:

<div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote>This post has been published by me as a part of the <b>Blog-a-Ton 22</b>; the twenty-second edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following <a href="http://blogaton.in/"><b>Blog-a-Ton</b></a>.</blockquote></div>

The post should end with the following code. Just copy the following HTML code and paste to your post in Edit HTML mode:

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The <b>fellow Blog-a-Tonics</b> who took part in this Blog-a-Ton and links to their respective <b>posts</b> can be checked <a href="http://blogaton.in/2011/07/rules-and-reminder-for-blog-ton-22.html#comments"><b>here</b></a>. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following <b><a href="http://blogaton.in/">Blog-a-Ton</a></b>.</blockquote>
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Use your complete name to prevent any confusion and mix up with other bloggers.

Remember, you can not post more than ONE entry.

In case you post your link after the stipulated time, then your submission will not be considered for voting.

From now on, I won't be entertaining any personal requests for the same whatever be the reason.

Return between 24th July and 31st July to vote for your favourite post. A separate notification for the same will be posted upon the conclusion of the event. So donot vote till then. Till then just enjoy reading the various entries, keeping in mind your favourite ones.

DO NOT USE THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. If there are any queries, ask them in the comments section of previous post.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

To the topic declaration; on the basis of the voting over last week, we have narrowed down to the topic for BAT 22.

Topic for Blog-a-Ton 22 : REVENGE

Aashish Sood gives us this time's Blog-a-ton theme! Other suggested themes didn't get as much backing as this one.

SOME RULES

You can submit ONLY ONE POST for this event irrespective of the number of blogs you maintain.

The title of your post should be Revenge.

You must justify this title with a complementary post. To make things easier, you have the freedom to treat it the way you want. Its upto you; which genre of writing you choose, i.e. simple essay-type, article, dialogue, short story (even 55 Fiction for that matter), poem or whatever you feel like.

Moreover, its upto you; which mood or tone you choose to set it in, i.e. serious, witty, humor, optimistic or whatever that comes to you naturally.

If you are having a cartoon blog, photo blog, painting blog etc, even you can participate with your piece of art complementing this title.

You have the freedom to choose the language of communication. However, we'll suggest you to write in English to put across your views to the maximum members which will also help you when its the time to vote for the BATOM.

Other rules regarding the posting will be conveyed to you later. So kindly wait for that notification on next Saturday rather than putting up queries right now. If the queries are regarding general pattern of the event, please go through the posts about previous events.

So, you all have ample time to write it, but you'll have to wait till July 23rd to post it finally along with everyone else.

Please write your posts on time as the late entries will not be allowed to participate in the voting round (though the links will be added to the participants list).

Thursday, July 7, 2011

From “Hidden” to “The Other Day”, it been a journey of 10 participation's. Started with less than 50 followers and average of 3 responses per post, things were different in the Pre-Blog a Ton period.

1 Year On: and here are my Hits and Misses at BAT:

The Hits:

Fiction 55/ Acrostics: These are 2 forms of writing, i was unaware of, until BAT happened. Not only did i get to know about them, i but even managed to attempt them, on a few occasions.

Comments/ Followers: It will be too modest on my part, if i say, i write for self actualization only. From the time i started blogging, till date, Comments and Followers have been the greatest motivating factors. And must admit, BAT' allows you feast more generously on them.

Consistency: In last 1 year, that my blog has at-least 1 post a month, courtesy BATOMs. Whether i made other posts or not, BATOM ensured the discipline is not lost. Its been 4 years into blogging, and i would say, the last 1 year has been best on the consistency front.

The Misses:

Batom Medals: Well, its like the “Grapes are Sour” story. Ask me, and i have a dozen reasons for not making it, to Batom medals. Busy Schedule, Adhoc Posting, Time Constraints...and the list goes on. But the fact remains, this platform is laden with Ace Writers. Each time i read the winning posts, i realize, the gap that needs to be filled, to reach up there. Kudos to all seasoned writers, indeed a lot to learn from you all. Blessed to be a part of this forum.

The Meet: I was very new to this section, when your meet took place. If i recall it right, parallel meets were held in different cities. I really missed it, wish i could have been a part of the same. Hoping to make it next time :)

Signing off on that note. Wishing this concept of Marathon for Bloggers a great success.